Whatcha watchin?

[me05501]

6 minutes ago, Ripper212 said:

Fargo S5 was excellent and a huge improvement over S4. Juno Temple was outstanding.

 

Mixed feelings about TD as I said above. Pretty interesting altho writing seemed a little clunky and forced. Some of it was just stupid and I never did figure out where the tongue had been or how it showed up!! That said, Jodi Foster's performance in the last episode was a master class in acting.

 

The story is that the show runner for Night Country had already written it and had it picked up by HBO. It was HBO's idea to fold it into the True Detective family and the show runner agreed to add a few callouts to earlier names and themes from the True Detective universe. 

 

Once it was over I felt like nearly all the characters were unlikable and I didn't much care what happened to any of them. 

[Ripper212]

10 minutes ago, me05501 said:

 

The story is that the show runner for Night Country had already written it and had it picked up by HBO. It was HBO's idea to fold it into the True Detective family and the show runner agreed to add a few callouts to earlier names and themes from the True Detective universe. 

 

Once it was over I felt like nearly all the characters were unlikable and I didn't much care what happened to any of them. 

Yup. I posted that about the show runner Issa Lopez earlier in this thread. Why some of the writing felt forced and clunky. Story and setting were pretty good though and I really liked Kali Reis. None of the other characters though. One pretty cool tie-in to S1 was that instead of the Yellow King they had the Blue King Crab Co.😁

[woahnelly]

6 hours ago, Ripper212 said:

Fargo S5 was excellent and a huge improvement over S4. Juno Temple was outstanding.

 

Mixed feelings about TD as I said above. Pretty interesting altho writing seemed a little clunky and forced. Some of it was just stupid and I never did figure out where the tongue had been or how it showed up!! That said, Jodi Foster's performance in the last episode was a master class in acting.

 

And I'll save you lots of time - skip season 3 of the Morning Show. AWFULL

 

Whenever they showed the female cop beta cuck husband, I just imagined him posting on the "Can a scratch golfer beat an LPGA tour player" thread on WRX. 

Edited February 21 by woahnelly

[imkirby34]

I'm a sucker for WWII-era stuff, so I just started watching Masters of the Air.  I'm not much of a critical thinker while watching shows, so don't expect any reviews.  LOL.  Probably explains why I enjoy silly stuff like The Grand Tour.  

[ksher84]

19 hours ago, me05501 said:

I finished True Detective: Night Country but I was disappointed in it. I felt like Fargo season 5 was much better as far as comparable shows go.

Did I miss what the significance of Twist and Shout was?  Felt like this show was loaded up with plot points that went nowhere 

 

RE: Fargo - the cop's husband and his golf swing 😬

Edited February 21 by ksher84

[Ripper212]

59 minutes ago, ksher84 said:

Did I miss what the significance of Twist and Shout was?  Felt like this show was loaded up with plot points that went nowhere 

 

RE: Fargo - the cop's husband and his golf swing 😬

Twist and Shout was actually a clip from Ferris Buehler movie. Lots of theories online including hints at Danvers' past, adding some optimistic tone, etc, but who cares? I want to know how the tongue kept appearing. Bizarre, but no stranger than thinking that a few weird scientists stranded up north were going to actually find secret to prolonging life in the permafrost!! And these guys went beserk cause a protester interrupted their research and broke one of their toys. I think overall plot was ridiculous, writers got trapped in part trying to tie it in to the TD universe, and yet somehow I still enjoyed the show and the finale.

[MikeW2]

Just finished the original run of Frasier and starting Lucifer. Two episodes in and so far so good.

[Nard_S]

A&E had a fantastic 3 episode bio on James Brown last night. Fell asleep through half of it but I will watch all of it on demand.

[TiScape]

2 hours ago, Ripper212 said:

Twist and Shout was actually a clip from Ferris Buehler movie. Lots of theories online including hints at Danvers' past, adding some optimistic tone, etc, but who cares? I want to know how the tongue kept appearing. Bizarre, but no stranger than thinking that a few weird scientists stranded up north were going to actually find secret to prolonging life in the permafrost!! And these guys went beserk cause a protester interrupted their research and broke one of their toys. I think overall plot was ridiculous, writers got trapped in part trying to tie it in to the TD universe, and yet somehow I still enjoyed the show and the finale.

Agree w/all you said. Finished it last night. Without getting into reasons and details, I’ll say it’s my least favorite season of TD. 
After, we watched a movie I had never heard of. ‘Hereafter’ w/Matt Damon. It was free and when it was over I said “That was good”. Which makes it better than a lot of stuff out there. 

Edited February 21 by TiScape

[bigred90gt]

2 hours ago, MikeW2 said:

Just finished the original run of Frasier and starting Lucifer. Two episodes in and so far so good.

Lucifer was entertaining. A bit predictable at times, but I think I managed to watch all of it. That is until it got dropped by network and picked up by Netflix. It went 👎

[Ripper212]

Enough about True Detective. As I posted before, you guys should def watch Drops of God - fantastic show. And Silo if you like sci fi and Rebecca Ferguson (who doesn't)

[TiScape]

Started watching this last night. On episode 4. So far, really good.

John Turturro is fabulous 

Edited February 22 by TiScape

[TheChippinChirper]

This show was great!

[TiScape]

2 hours ago, TheChippinChirper said:

This show was great!

The Night Of?

[TheChippinChirper]

2 hours ago, TiScape said:

The Night Of?

Yea! Looks like I missed the quote button the first time.

[TiScape]

1 minute ago, TheChippinChirper said:

Yea! Looks like I missed the quote button the first time.

Yes thanks! Looking forward to finishing it this weekend 😊

[bscinstnct]

On 1/24/2024 at 9:52 AM, tiderider said:

yeah, all of that is right in my wheel house ... we tend to associate preWWII berlin with the nazis, but this is a real look at a cosmopolitan city during changing times ... i was hooked by the end of the first show with the train and smoke moving through the forest ... unfortunately, this is the outlook for season 4: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon/babylon-berlin-leaving-netflix-season-4-wont-come-to-netflix/ 

 

researching how i can get my hands on a dvd player and dvds ... really sucks ... 

 

 

tide! we just finished binging BB and many thanks! Haven’t been that into a series in a while. It’s a genre unto its own in some ways but, all aspects considered, it was right up there with Lost, GoT, and the Sopranos as far as compelling viewing 

 

We just finished before the deadline for it leaving NF. But yeah, it seems like Season 4 is not getting distributed anytime soon bastids!

 

 

[tiderider]

16 hours ago, bscinstnct said:

 

 

tide! we just finished binging BB and many thanks! Haven’t been that into a series in a while. It’s a genre unto its own in some ways but, all aspects considered, it was right up there with Lost, GoT, and the Sopranos as far as compelling viewing 

 

We just finished before the deadline for it leaving NF. But yeah, it seems like Season 4 is not getting distributed anytime soon bastids!

 

 

yep ... i mean, the only way to watch season 4 and the upcoming season 5 is to fly to europe and binge it in a hotel ... which i'm not opposed to, but since we live in this thing called the digital age, I should be able to watch my damned show ...  those ... people ... at NF ... are now my enemy #1 ...

 

[ksher84]

Currently Shogun on FX/HULU and Chernobyl on MAX
 

[TiScape]

Rewatched Dune last night in preparation to see part 2. Cinematography and visual effects are outstanding. 

Edited March 3 by TiScape

[dashanks]

Watching "Big Bang Theory" for first time and I usually get a couple of real laughs in each episode, which I consider pretty good for a sitcom these days.  But such an annoying laugh track.   HA HA  HA.  Everything everybody says.  HA HA HA.   I wish there was a way of turning it off.  Or that the guy who invented it was never born. 

[TiScape]

1 hour ago, dashanks said:

Watching "Big Bang Theory" for first time and I usually get a couple of real laughs in each episode, which I consider pretty good for a sitcom these days.  But such an annoying laugh track.   HA HA  HA.  Everything everybody says.  HA HA HA.   I wish there was a way of turning it off.  Or that the guy who invented it was never born. 

BBT is a pillar of modern sitcoms on par w/the likes of Friends and Seinfeld IMO.

Edited March 6 by TiScape

[bscinstnct]

44 minutes ago, TiScape said:

BBT is a pillar of a modern sitcom on par w/the likes of Friends and Seinfeld IMO.

 

I never got into Friends but will admit this was funny 🤣

 

 

[imkirby34]

I guess I should admit that I started watching Suits.  Since I had no idea who was in the show before watching, I was surprised to see Meghan Markle, but then saw the series started in 2011.  Also, I now know who those 2 guys were doing their audition in the garage in that T-Mobile Super Bowl ad.  LOL.

[TiScape]

Tokyo Vice. Not sayin it’s fabulous, but good enough to keep me up ‘til 4am. 

[me05501]

Enjoying Shogun, latest season of Curb, and a lot of college basketball. 

 

[Triple Lindy]

Just started Yellowjackets. We’ve only watched the 1st episode, but like the cast and the hook was set. We’ll see if it holds. We have a 14 hour flight on Sunday, so I’m here looking for some good tips. 

[Mike412]

Currently rewatching Bones. Can’t seem to find anything new that holds my interest. Oh, have been watching the new Tracker show. It’s pretty good but can’t binge.

Edited March 16 by Mike412

[Mike412]

On 1/19/2024 at 4:31 PM, MikeW2 said:

I really have no idea why I never watched it because I enjoyed the character on Cheers. I find the Niles character to be very funny.

I recently watched for the first time as well. It was great! I liked all the main characters but Niles made the show imo.

[bscinstnct]

The Gentlemen of NF is pretty entertaining, 

 

Guy Ritchie, his usual genre of Brit crime and kooky characters, but pretty fresh, funny, good performances.